Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-07-07
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

| Vicinity Spend the Day.
People from the city and all over the
southeastern portion of the county, as
far south as Ypsilanti and east as far as
Spiritwood attended the Baptist Sunday
school picnic about three miles down the
river. Everybody brought baskets filed
with edibles, and the entire day was spent
in manner thoroughly enjoyed by the
picnicers. It has been estimated that
fully 200 persons we're in attendance,
H. E. Ward had his stand on the ground
and supplied the negligent with. both
food and drink. -...... ., 'f
Another basket picnic which was
marked by large attendance and thorough
enjoyment was that given by the resi-
dents of Montpelier and vicinity. The
picnicers congregated in the grove about
half mile below Montpelier and there
the usual program incident to such cele-
brations was gone through with. Jacob
Smith came over from Tarbell and fur
nished the thirsty with a superior quality
of lemonade etc. r..
| Residents in the vicinity of Spiritwood
lake affected an organization for the pur-
pose of getting up some celebration and
under their direction picnic was given
on the south banks of the lake. The
Declaration of Independence was read
in two languages-English and Polish
No speeches were made, and boating and
fishing formed the main pleasure of the
party. .
About hsadred asylum patients and
large number of spectators enjoyed
themselves hugely at dance given in
McKechnie's grove. A large platform
had been erected and on that the inmates
whirled about IN manner what was
pleasing to both themselves and specta-
tors.
AT NEW ROCKFORD.
It is variously estimated that from 100
to $50 jamestown people took in the big
celebration at New Rockford. James.
town parties played prominent part in
the exercises of the day, and this celebra'
ton naturally had unusual attractions
for her citizens S. L. Glaspen and J. A
Frye, were the orators of the day, and
from all reports the soaring of the eagle
was something unprecedented in these
parts. One of the main attractions OF
the days program was the game of ball
between the New Rockford and Melville
clubs. Both nine we're greatly strength
ened-New Rockford having secured
Marrell, Nichols, Mueller, Wood and
Walsh of the old Ft. Stewards, and Mel
ville's weak points being tiled with Car
rington players and the box by John
liant exhibition and resulted in favor of
New Rockford by score of II to 7. Con-
siderable money is said to have changed
hands on the result. The knowing ones
from this city backed the winners and
came home with Melville and Darlington
money in their pockets. The game was
umpired by J. A. Frye in his usual salts
factory manner. In the 100 yard foot
race, Tom Poole, the fleet young man
around town, came in for second money,
and an offer to back him against anyone
in that vicinity found no takers. The
cOrnet band and the jamestown Orches-
| ira furnished the people with good music.
Parties who attended report good all
round time at the county seat of Eddy
county. s..-. ....z-s .a w.
WHAT FARGO DID. s-,s. r.
Flaming posters announced big cele-
bration for Fargo and a score or more of
jamestown people visited the metro polls
of the Red to take it in. Foot races and
speeches at the park occupied nearly the
whole morning. Col. Thoman and Judge
Amidon were the brilliant and witty ora
tors Of the day. In the afternoona large
crowd witnessed an excellent exhibition
of the national game between the Fargo
and Grand Forks clubs. These mines are
members of the recently organized Red
Red River Valley league, an organization
managed in a, popular and successful
manner, and if Mondays game is fair
sample of their play the base ball loving
public of the valley is in great luck for
this year. The game resulted 4 to3 in
favor of Fargo. It was pitchers battle
all the runs for each side being made
4 in one inning, and nearly half the outs
being on four strikes. Welch, Fargo's
captain and twister, pitches an ugly drop
ball that fools the best of the heavy hit
| ters, and has backstop in Banning, who
gathers in everything. Frazee, who is
well known here, alternates with Welch
between third base and the box, and is